New Year's Eve (little) Party

I've got to admit. Blogging on a regular basis, or well, at least keeping up with the amount of pictures I take and things that happen is difficult! Ever since receiving my lovely new camera for Christmas I've been a picture taking fool. A happy mommy with a camera. Luke tells me to slow down on the pictures I take of the kids or I'll make them not like the camera. :) I digress.

For New Year's Eve, we had our lovely friends Derek and Elizabeth and their three cuties over. We ate pizza & homemade ice cream, played games, and didn't make it until midnight. But we tried. And we had fun!

Peter's 3rd Birthday Party (December 17, 2011)

On December 15, 2011, my oldest baby boy turned three. I am astounded at how quickly the time went. Didn't I just get out of the hospital?? I think it's time to reminisce, please allow me this moment...

Oh! And now here we are...three years later. Peter, I am so proud to be your mama. Every day you put more words together to form thoughts that amaze, humble, and entertain me. Constantly. Just yesterday we had this conversation:

Peter: Mom, can we watch Bob and Larry?

Me: No, not until David's nap this afternoon.

Peter: (looking intently at David) You're looking pretty tired, buddy...

And just this morning you reminded me of how many verses you have memorized. 

Galatians 5:22-23a

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

Acts 16:31

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved."

Hebrews 4:16

"Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence."

Hebrews 12:2

"Jesus...sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

You love to sing, have recently discovered how much fun Veggie Tales, Winnie the Pooh,and Bob the Builder are to watch, love to spend time with your Daddy (as I type, you, Daddy and Lucy are out tromping around in the woods), love to help unload the dishwasher and put things away, play with your trains, construction set, puzzles, trucks, cars, airplanes, "inspection report" and crayons/markers/pencils/pens. 

You are a precious, sweet little boy...and for now, you are mine. I love you so, so much!!!

Christmas is a Gift

In no particular order (as usual!) here's Christmas!

CHRISTMAS EVE 

 Not sure why, but we saw this charming face a lot that weekend! :)

CHRISTMAS MORNING, AT HOME

 (nice foot, mom)

 Hey look! I have a baby in my tummy, too!

CHRISTMAS DAY, AT GRANDMA AND GRANDPA PRIGGE'S HOUSE

 David and Gramma Geri, eating? telling stories?

 

 Peter helping Grandpa drive the tractor

Kids Say the Cutest Things, Especially Mine!

David:

1. Ba! (with a wave, means good-bye!)
2. Heya! (here we are!)
3. He-I! (here I am!)
4. Foo (shoe)
5. Mo (more - sometimes said with the corresponding sign)
6. Mama (I was excited about this one for awhile until I realized that Luke is also Mama) :)
7. And he can make the correct sound for the following animals:
1. dog (panting)
2. cow
3. sheep
4. pig
5. horse

Peter:

1. Peter was holding a football up to his ear, talking. When he put it down he said:
   P - I just called the doctor.
   Me - Oh? What for?
   P - To see if he could come over to help us hammer the burning bush.
   Me - Really? What did he say?
   P - He'll be right over.
2. At dinner tonight~
   Peter: My leg hurts.
   Me: Oh?
   Peter: Yeah, (and then with a SUPER pathetic/sympathetic face) we should probably put in (watch) Pooh.
   Me: Nice try, buddy.
   Peter: *laughs*
3. Peter is so "sig-ed" (excited) to go to Grandpa's birthday party today that he just couldn't take a nap. :)
4. From behind me I heard Peter say to a rather crabby David, "Now listen. You need to have a happy heart. Okay?" :)
5. Peter put together a couple potato heads, this one, he said, is my (Celia) mom. Through the eyes of a child...

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